Adrian, 13, has autism and lives in Lima, Peru. He is obsessed with his mother's car, often dragging someone to the garage, trying to express to them that he wants to go out and see the outside world through the car windows.

7/7/2009

Adrian, 13, has autism and lives in Lima, Peru. He is obsessed with his mother's car, often dragging someone to the garage, trying to express to them that he wants to go out and see the outside world through the car windows.

Adrian, 13, has autism and lives in Lima, Peru. Adrian searches for the piece of cloth he always carries to wipe away his dribble. He treats it as a plaything, picking it up and throwing it again and again.

7/7/2009

Adrian, 13, has autism and lives in Lima, Peru. Adrian searches for the piece of cloth he always carries to wipe away his dribble. He treats it as a plaything, picking it up and throwing it again and again.

Adrian, 13, has autism and lives in Lima, Peru. Adrian makes sure he is not alone while walking downstairs. He never speaks nor looks people directly in the eye, but expresses his needs by his actions and manner.

16-07-2009

Adrian, 13, has autism and lives in Lima, Peru. Adrian makes sure he is not alone while walking downstairs. He never speaks nor looks people directly in the eye, but expresses his needs by his actions and manner.

Adrian, 13, has autism and lives in Lima, Peru. He is obsessed with his mother's car, often dragging someone to the

Adrian, 13, has autism and lives in Lima, Peru. He is obsessed with his mother's car, often dragging someone to the garage, trying to express to them that he wants to go out and see the outside world through the car windows.

About the photographer

Gihan Tubbeh

Gihan Tubbeh studied photography at Centro de la Imagen, following three years of cinematography at University of Lima, in the Peruvian capital.

Gihan Tubbeh studied photography at Centro de la Imagen, following three years of cinematography at University of Lima, in the Peruvian capital.

In 2009, she was one of twelve photographers selected for the Joop Swart Masterclass. In 2010, Tubbeh was awarded first prize in the Daily Life, stories category of the World Press Photo Photo Contest. That same year, she was selected to join the Reflexions Masterclass, directed by Giorgia Fiorio, in different locations around Europe, for three years. In 2011, she was chosen as Photographer of the Year of the Pictures of the Year International (POYI).

Her work has been exhibited in France, Spain, China, Peru, Brazil, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Greece, Ireland, U.S., Guatemala, among others.

Tubbeh has led workshops for local and international photographers and editors in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Colombia.

Gihan´s photographic work focuses on universal human feelings, on inherited and deep-rooted instincts, and on finding beauty where apparently there is none. In her projects, opposites bond and coexist: tenderness and violence, vulnerability and power, beauty and horror, the romantic with the wild. Gihan´s work blends both documentary and the imaginary, alternating reality with fiction and the autobiographical. The idea of survival is a persistent statement throughout her projects.